Seinfeld
We love Seinfeld so much that we sometimes forget that the things Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer do are often reprehensible. You could almost say this classic “show about nothing” was really a show about how to get the average person to empathize with people pulling the most selfish behavior imaginable. [Watch Seinfeld on Hulu]

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You’re The Worst
FX’s breakout hit You’re The Worst is the latest show to pull off the hat trick of getting us to like - and sometimes root for - people who do terrible things. Only this time, it’s a twisted spin on the classic romantic comedy. Still, for all their faults, you’re going to be rooting for Jimmy and Gretchen to get together. [Watch You’re The Worst on Hulu]

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Broad City
It's not that Abbi and Ilana do "bad" things; it's that they break the rules and sometimes make fools of themselves in the noble pursuit of fun and adventure. Their infectious spirit and intoxicating friendship makes us want to leap into the screen and join them in all their offbeat (and often illegal) hijinks. [Where to Stream Broad City]

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The League
At first glance, The League is just a show about a bunch of upper middle class Chicago buds who participate in a fantasy football league. However, as the show goes on, these characters get involved in brutal, amoral, violent, illegal, and offensive behavior involving porn, drugs, murder, and even just good, old-fashioned meanness. But hey, we still want to join their league. [Watch The League on Netflix]

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It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Since its debut almost ten years ago, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia has gone out of its way to push the limits on what we will and won’t accept people to do on television. The show has tackled race, sexism, abortion, and so much more. And yet, for every joke that smartly crosses a line, the charm of the cast pulls us back into the show. [Watch It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia on Netflix]

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Louie
Louis CK might be the best stand up comic working today, but he’s built his career on honestly exposing his own despicable foibles. His critically-acclaimed show Louie artfully manages to make us laugh at the same time it’s brutally exposing the darkness in us all. [Watch Louie on Hulu]

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Curb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your Enthusiasm is Larry David’s magnum opus about the ways in which we sometimes just can’t win. Every horrible thing that his character does and says on the show is born of the stress and awkwardness of the situation. As absurd as it gets, it’s always funny because it’s always true. [Watch Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO NOW]

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Absolutely Fabulous
Look out Walter Blunt! Patsy and Edina are the original terrible twosome. This classic British sitcom follows the misadventures of two vain and debauched middle aged Londoners who haven’t a clue that the party’s been over for decades. As rude as they are, we still want to be their third wheel. [Watch Absolutely Fabulous on Hulu]